H.R. 9592 · 118th Congress

Federal Register Modernization Act of 2024

Introduced on Sep 16, 2024 by Clay Higgins (R-LA-3). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 118-267.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-267
Introduced
Sep 16, 2024
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend title 44, United States Code, to modernize the Federal Register, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Government information and archives
  • Internet and video services
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Telephone and wireless communication

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Clay HigginsR-LA-3Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Sep 16, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Sep 16, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Sep 16, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  4. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.
  6. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseMr. Higgins (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules.
  8. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9592.
  9. Nov 12, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  10. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  11. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Nov 13, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  13. Nov 20, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  14. Dec 17, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-308.
  15. Dec 17, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-308.
  16. Dec 17, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 714.
  17. Dec 19, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Dec 19, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7223)
  19. Dec 20, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  20. Dec 27, 2024Presented to President.
  21. Dec 27, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  22. Jan 4, 2025Signed by President.
  23. Jan 4, 2025Signed by President.
  24. Jan 4, 2025Became Public Law No: 118-267.
  25. Jan 4, 2025Became Public Law No: 118-267.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.